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Taxation Committee, Maine State Legislature
The Taxation Committee is a standing committee of the Maine Legislature.
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Per the Joint Rules, committees of the Maine State Legislature are assigned by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House. The President appoints a committee's senate members, with the Speaker appointing the house members.[1][2] Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[3] Each committee is composed of ten representatives and three senators.[4] Seven members constitute a quorum, though a committee may not vote without at least one senator present unless it receives authorization from the President.[5] Neither chamber's leader is recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: Joint Rules
Function
The jurisdiction of this committee includes:
“ | Bureau of Revenue Services and State Property Tax Review Board; taxes; tax exemptions and credits; Maine Residents Property Tax Program; property valuation and assessment; tax increment financing; municipal revenue sharing; taxation of unorganized territories; and tree growth and other current use tax issues.[6][7] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Taxation Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (2) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
Taxation Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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Joseph Perry (D, Chair) left this committee on December 31, 1969. [Source]
2021-2022 legislative session
Taxation Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Taxation Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(1) |
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Taxation Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (6) | |||
• Justin Chenette | • Dana Dow, Chair | |||
• Ryan Tipping-Spitz, Chair | • Andre Cushing III | |||
• Stephen Stanley | • Gary Hilliard | |||
• Janice Cooper | • Bruce Bickford | |||
• Gay Grant | • Matthew Pouliot | |||
• Joyce McCreight | • Karl Ward | |||
• Maureen Terry |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Taxation Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members (1) | ||
• Adam Goode, Chair | • Earle McCormick, Chair | • Gary Sukeforth | ||
• Nathan Libby | • Paul Davis | |||
• Matthew Moonen | • Bruce Bickford | |||
• Stephen Stanley | • Paul Chace | |||
• Diane Russell | • Stedman Seavey | |||
• Denise Tepler | • Thomas Skofield |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Taxation Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members (1) | ||
• Anne Haskell, Chair | • Douglas Thomas | • Joseph Brooks | ||
• Adam Goode, Chair | • L. Gary Knight | |||
• Rebecca Millett | • Paul Bennett | |||
• Stephen Stanley | • Donald Marean | |||
• Nathan Libby | • Roger Jackson | |||
• Matthew Moonen | ||||
• Ryan Tipping-Spitz |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Taxation Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members (1) | ||
• Donald Pilon | • David Hastings | • Richard Woodbury | ||
• Elspeth Flemings | • David Trahan | |||
• Mark Bryant | • Paul Waterhouse | |||
• Seth Berry | • David Burns | |||
• Bruce Bickford | ||||
• L. Gary Knight | ||||
• Paul Bennett | ||||
• R. Ryan Harmon |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Taxation Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Joseph Perry, Chair | • Kathleen Chase | |||
• Lawrence Bliss | • Brian Langley | |||
• Elspeth Flemings | • L. Gary Knight | |||
• Patsy Crockett | ||||
• Lawrence Sirois | ||||
• Mark Bryant | ||||
• Donald Pilon | ||||
• Linda Valentino |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine State Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 201.3)
- ↑ Maine State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 201.1)
- ↑ Maine State Legislature, "Joint Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 301.5)
- ↑ Maine State Legislature, "Joint Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 302)
- ↑ Maine State Legislature, "Joint Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 306)
- ↑ Maine State Legislature, "Joint Committees," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.